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    Red Hat has begun an effort to use its position as the dominant seller of the Linux operating system to try to smooth over a long-running divide about the look and feel of the OS.

  • The Year Ahead: Will we see Linux on the desktop?

    Windows remains the dominant desktop application, but Linux is making steady progress in its battle to win over mainstream PC users.

  • Novell finalises OpenSuse 11

    Novell has released the last public version of OpenSuse 11.0 for testing -- but significant problems still need to be ironed out before the software's final release later this month.

  • Red Hat's Fedora 8 hope: An all-purpose Linux foundation

    Over the years, Red Hat's Fedora has made a name for itself as a version of Linux for enthusiasts, developers, and those who want to try the latest thing in open-source software. But a curious feature of the new version 8, released Thursday, is the ability to strip out the Fedora identity altogether.

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    Red Hat on Thursday released a new edition of its hobbyist version of Linux, Fedora 7, a version which unifies the work of programmers inside and outside the company.

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  • Getting to know GNOME

    Linux has come a long way from the early, oft-crashing days. GNOME is now one of the primary desktops for the Linux operating system; not only is it highly customisable, but it is amazingly stable. We examine why Linux -- running GNOME -- is a viable desktop alternative.

  • Red Hat aims desktop Linux at Microsoft

    Linux seller Red Hat has announced its first version of the open-source operating system for desktop computers, taking direct aim at Microsoft. Additional reading: Open Source Resource Centre

  • Novell's Linux makeover

    CEO Jack Messman says Novell used to have trouble getting noticed. A little penguin changed all that. Meanwhile, he maps out how the company is gaining on Red Hat.

  • Is it time for Linux on the desktop?

    Another year has gone by--an eternity in software-development terms--and it's time once again for PC users to ask themselves: Is Linux ready for the desktop?

Reviews (9)

  • Red Hat, Sun to boost desktop Linux

    Red Hat and Sun Microsystems are gearing up to sell Linux for desktop computers, the companies' chief executives said Tuesday.

  • Penguin deathmatch: Red Hat vs. SuSE Linux

    Two of the year's most user-friendly Linux distributions--SuSE Linux 8.1 and Red Hat Linux 8.0--have closed the gap between Windows and Linux. But which one should you choose?

  • Red Hat's new Linux seeks to unify

    Red Hat has begun an effort to use its position as the dominant seller of the Linux operating system to try to smooth over a long-running divide about the look and feel of the OS.

  • Tech Guide: Letting in Linux

    We'll step you through the process of installing Linux alongside Windows XP so that you can boot either OS.

  • Red Hat Linux 7.3: Something for everybody

    Red Hat has released a new version of its Linux operating system with features aimed to appeal to both the personal computing and server markets.

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